Whitehorse Daily Star

November 27, 2012

• Many events planned for anti-violence campaign Mr. September is doing his part to end violence against women.
• MLA accuses YP of embarrassing NDP The Yukon government set out to embarrass the NDP on Monday, says interim Liberal leader Sandy Silver.
• Delicacies With A Message The F.E.A.S.T. (Foods Education And Service Training) students
• White River First Nation withdraws from the CYFN The White River First Nation has pulled out of the Council for Yukon First Nations (CYFN), citing a need to focus more on its own agenda.
• Books, laptops, knitting helped Blue Rodeo fans pass the time in line If you have to ask why, then you've clearly never heard Blue Rodeo.
• Santa tradition will return, but with new wheels Santa Claus is coming to town.
• Busing gym students elsewhere wouldn't work: NDP The Department of Education is investigating more options for a temporary gym structure for use during construction of the new F.H. Collins Secondary School.

November 26, 2012

• Minister, MLA differ on rent controls concept Second reading of the proposed Residential Landlord and Tenant Act was set to continue in the legislature this afternoon.
• Joining An Important Cause Students at Porter Creek Secondary School wore pink Friday
• Society gets tax break from city The Options For Independence Society will have a break on taxes from the city.
• Popular Guests Santa and Mrs. Claus
• Researchers gathered to discuss resource development challenges Yukon College hosted 70 researchers in Whitehorse last Thursday and Friday to discuss ways of reducing the social costs to communities of resource development in the North.
• Pink Eats The F.E.A.S.T. (Foods Education And Service Training) students
• Bylaw would rezone land for housing, park development City staff are recommending council move forward with second and third readings of a bylaw that would see a number of properties in the McIntyre subdivision rezoned for residential and park development.
• CD Celebration The Yukon Women in Music
• New book was co-edited by Yukon College official A new book on urban sustainability, co-edited by Yukon College's vice-president academic, was published recently by the University of Toronto Press.
• Major anti-violence campaign kicked off at noon Today marks the official kickoff of this year's 12 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women.
• Housing starts, construction values have declined The number of new housing starts in the Yukon and the overall value of residential construction have fallen off last year's pace, according to statistics.
• Kaska to watch government's pre-meeting moves What comes in the next few days leading up to a meeting between the Kaska leaders and Premier Darrell Pasloski will be telling, suggests the chief of the Liard First Nation.

November 23, 2012

• Mountain film festival helps local group The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival has returned to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre with a repertoire of Canadian and international mountain films.
• MP endorses pro-firefighters motion in Commons The Yukon's MP was one of a small group of Conservatives who voted in favour of a private member's motion aimed at improving the health and safety of firefighters across the country.
• Contractor sues Yukon Energy for $1-million-plus Yukon Energy Corp. is being sued for more than $1 million over work done by an Edmonton contractor on the Pelly Crossing to Stewart Crossing grid.
• Peel claims hold value, company maintains Pitchblack Resources Ltd. is firmly refuting the Yukon Conservation Society's (YCS's) assertion that its claims in the Peel region are worthless.
• Here Comes The Star NHL star Jordan Tootoo
• YECL pursuing use of natural gas in Watson Lake Yukon Electrical Company Ltd. is moving forward with its proposal to use natural gas at its Watson Lake diesel generating plant, says the company's general manager.
• Man breaks into minister's presentation on the Peel Wednesday morning's presentation on the Peel planning process at the Yukon Geoscience Forum was interrupted by a concerned northerner from Fort McPherson, N.W.T.
• Thinking Pink The MAD (Music, Art and Drama) class
• Carmacks residents to help fire victims rebuild Carmacks volunteers are hoping to reconstruct a residence lost to fire in the village about a month ago.
• First Nation in for consultation on fracking The Yukon government has committed to initiating a conversation with Yukoners about hydraulic fracturing – starting with the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
• Hanson suggests Cathers has been less than forthright A document tabled in the legislature this week clearly indicates significant interest in fracking existing natural gas fields in southeast Yukon, says NDP Leader Liz Hanson.
• MLA raises spectre of costly hospital expansion The interim leader of the Liberal party quizzed the minister of Health and Social Services about cost estimates for expanding Whitehorse General Hospital during question period in the legislature Wednesday.
• Launching The Festival Deputy premier Elaine Taylor speaks at the Capstone Bah Humbug cocktail party early Thursday evening.
• Society seeks to add styrofoam to recyclables Yukoners could soon be adding styrofoam to their recyclables.
• Patriotism Before Play Emily Ross sings
• Air North marks milestone millionth passenger One million passengers have boarded Air North's Boeing 737s over the last 10 years and headed south.
• Loss of gym displeases students, parents For Peter Jacob, a Grade 10 F.H. Collins Secondary School student, lunch hours are about getting a quick bite to eat, then heading to the gym with his friends to play volleyball or whatever sport might be offered at the time.
• Residents reluctant to embrace quarrying operation Residents raised concerns about noise, dust and the loss of natural beauty at Wednesday night's public comment session on the proposed Steven's Quarry.
• Nothing can eliminate family's pain: lawyer A lawyer representing the family of the five-year-old girl killed by a falling soccer goal in Watson Lake said today they are preparing a lawsuit that will name the Yukon government.